The Manual Thunderbolts will challenge the Vista Ridge Wolves at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Manual: 9.2, Vista Ridge: 6.1) so any points scored will be well earned.
Manual is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Littleton a 6-0 shutout. Give the Thunderbolts' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Vista Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They took down Elizabeth 20-6 last Thursday.
The critical scores for Vista Ridge came from Ariana Harris, Sydanni Bauer, and Brooklyn Kaiser.
Vista Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Vista Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Bailey Pelletier.
Manual pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Vista Ridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
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